Infant&#39;s toilet seat



4 Sept Sy 3936 W. J. KREIL 2,053,566'

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INFANTS TOILET SEAT Filed Feb. '7, 1935 2 sheets-sheet 2 v ATT RNPatented Sept. 8, 1936 PArsfNr Fries t 2,053,566 l INFANTfs TOILET SEATWalter J. KreiL' Milmtuliee, Wis.,

one-third yto Eugene H.' Simpson,

Wis.

assignorv of West Allis,y 'A

I Application. February 7, 19351, serial No. 5,381

.l 7..Clams. (Clad- 239) AThis invention relates to toilet seats, andmore particularly to-an infants auxiliary toiletv seat which ts onl-aregular adult toilet seat.

Infants auxiliary toilet seats have/heretofore been-madev of hardmaterial with metal clamps which scratch and mar the regular seat. Alsothe clamps on the seats now in use are'diflicult to adjust onthe adultseat and when adjusted are insecure and frequently come loose under theconstant movement of the child causing'him to fall to thefloor. fOneobject of the present invention is toprovide ar seat which will notscratch or mar theadult seat upon which it is fastened. Y I' J Anotherobject is to produce anfinfantsfauxiliarytoilet seat and holdingV membertherefor from a single piece of material.

A further object is to improve the fastening means by which the infantsseat is secured to the adult seat.

Other objects are to provide a more comfortable seat, to decrease thecost of manufacture, and to make a seat that is readily secured to andremoved from the regular seat.

The accompanying drawings show two forms of an infants auxiliaiy toiletseat which accomplish the above objects. The drawings are fullydescribed in the following specification, and that portion which isclaimed as new recited in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal cross-section in elevation through the centerof the seat.

Fig. 2 is a cross-section on the lines 2'2, 2-2" and 2" -2 of Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a cross-section similar to Fig. 1 of a modified form of theinvention.

Fig. 4 is a cross-section on the lines 4--4" of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a vertical cross-section showing the method of securing theinfants seat on an adult seat.

Referring to the drawings in which like-nu merals indicate like partsthroughout the several views, the seat is shown as composed of a softresilient material such as rubber, which will not scratch paint, andcomprises a base I0 with a seat aperture II therethrough to permit thepassage of waste material from the body to the toilet bowl, a back restI2 at the rear of the aperture II, and. extending around the sides ofthe aperture, and a pair of flanges I3 and I4 at the front and rearrespectively of the base, which clamp under the lower side of the adultseat.

The base I0 has a weakened section I5 which lar to that shown in permitsthe seat to beflexed as shown in Fig. 5 tosecurethe flanges I3 and I4under the adult seat.

The-'anges-I' andv I4 extend past the endsof the base I0 to permit themto be slipped under the adultse'at. The flanges have the upper facesI6-and I1 sloping toward the base, so as to firmly grip the regularseat.

Figs.- l and 2 show a form of the seat in which thematerial' such assponge rubber is too flexible to normally support a child.Reer-iforcingV plates I8 and I9 are inserted in the base` I0 tol gi-veit the required stiffness, vthe plates being spaced apart inthe centerof the seat as shown at 20--2 I- to provide a weakened sectionV 22. Ifthis sectionis still too rigid it can be cut away as shown at- I5 so astoV reduce'the cross-sectional area at that point.

The back rest I2 extends across the back of the seat, and forward alongthe sides, and terminates in back of the edge 2| so as to allow the baseto flex between the edges and 2l. As shown, a stiffener 23 may beimbedded in the back and either fastened toy the stiffener I9 in thebase Ill or be independent of that member.

The flanges I3 and I4 may also be provided with spring reenforcers 24and 25 respectively which increase the natural resiliency of thematerial I3 and I4 and cause the flange to firmly grip the under side ofthe adult seat.

All the reenforcing plates or stiffeners may be provided with spacedholes or apertures 26 therethrough which permit the material andreenforcements to be molded into a monolithic struc.- ture.

Figs. 3 and 4 show an infants toilet seat simi- Figs. 1 and 2, withoutreenforcing, and particularly adapted for use by a boy.

A urine conductor 30 is molded directly into the front of the seat andprevents undue wetting of the regular seat.

The boys style of seat may also be made reenforced in a manner similarto Figs. 1 and 2.

Fig. 5 shows the seat being applied to a regular seat. To secure theseat, it is tipped backward, and the flange I4 engaged under the regularseat 3|. The seat is then bent at the weakened section, and the frontflange I3 engaged under the front of the seat 3|. The infants seat maythen be flattened down on the seat 3|, and in that position it is firmlysecured in place. To remove the seat it is gripped in the middle at thesection I5, and pulled upward, disengaging the flanges I3 and I4.

Having thus' described the invention it be seen that it is subject tovarious changes and modifications, of both shape and material, and it isnot, therefore, desired to limit the invention to the precise formherein shown and described, but only by the scope of the appendedclaims.

What is claimed as new and desired to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. An infants auxiliary toilet seat of the character describedcomprising, a base having a seat aperture therethrough, and a pair offlanges formed integrally with said base and engageable under both thefront and back of an adults toilet seat to hold the infants seatsecurely in place.

2. An infants auxiliary toilet seat comprising, a base including aportion terial having a seat aperture therethrough, said base having asection of reduced area extending transversely thereacross to permit theseat to flex, and a pair of flanges on said base engageable under anadults toilet seat by flexing the seat at said reduced section to holdthe infants seat securely in place on the adults seat.

3. An infants auxiliary toilet seat of the character describedcomprising, a base of resilient moldable material having a seat aperturetherethrough, a pair of flanges formed integrally with said base andadapted to grip the lower side of an adults toilet seat, and reenforcingmembers of resilient material extending from said base into said flangesto increase the gripping power of the flanges.

I 4. An infant's auxiliary toilet seat as defined in claim 3 including areenforcing member imbedded in the rear portion of said base, and areenforcing member imbedded in the front portion of said base andseparated from said first Will of soft flexible manamed reenforci'ng"member to provide a Weakened section which permits the seat to beflexed.

5. An infants auxiliary toilet seat comprising, a base of soft flexiblematerial having a seat aperture therethrough, a reinforcing memberimbedded in said base surrounding and spaced from said aperture, saidbase including a section of minimum strength extending transverselythereacross to permit the seat to flex, and a pair of flanges on' saidbase engageable under an adults toilet seat by flexing the seat at saidsection of minimum strength to hold the infants Yseat securely in placeon the adults seat.

6. An infants auxiliary toilet seat of the character describedcomprising, a base of resilient moldable material having a seat aperturetherethrough and a weakened section thereacross to permit flexing, apair of flanges on said base adapted to engage under the lower side ofan adults toilet seat upon flexing said infants seat, and reinforcingmembers Vof resilient material extending from said base into saidflanges to increase the grippingpower of the flanges.

7. An infants auxiliary toilet seat of the character describedcomprising, a base of resilient moldable material having a seat aperturetherethrough, a reinforcing member at the rear of said seat andextending around said aperture toward the front thereof, a Vreinforcingmember in front of said aperture extending toward said first namedreinforcing member and spaced therefrom to provide a section of minimumstrength which permits flexing of the seat, and flanges engageable underan adults toilet seat by flexing the infants seat, to secure the infantsseat on the adults seat.

WAL'I'ER J. KREIL.

